Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-20


claims OF Rev. j. Solomon Pool against
the University. 1t was finally made a
marty question and was defeated.
The bill increasing the Appropriation
TO the State Guard passed its final read
ing after sharp debate on an amend
ment to strike out the provision for the
annual encampments, which amend
ment was adopted.
In the House bills were introduced
to incorporate the Raker-City and
Greensboro railway and the Asheyllie
and Tennessee railway.
The bill to abolish free scholarships
at the University was made the special
order for next tuesday.
PASSED.
The following bills passed final read
ing To incorporate the Shelby, Glen
Alpine and Cranberry railway to con-
firm the charter Of the Suffolk and
Carolina railway to incorporate the
Western Carolina Savings Bank of
Asheville to enable Salem and Win
ston to construct a system of sewerage
to prohibit the sale of poisonous or
drugged liquors, and to appoint an in
spector of liquor in each county of the
State to incorporate the Murphy and
Tennessee railway to incorporate the
| Polk-county railway /; to incorporate the
| Durham and Southern railway; to al
low the countiesto subscribe to the capt.
tai stock of the Carolina Central rail-
way. so that it can be constructed to
Asheville from Shelby toallow Greens
boro' to issue 100000 in bonds for
public improvements.
HORRIBLE CRIME.
The chief of police to-day received
4 telegram from the authorities at Sails
bury to keep lookout for the peddler
callirg himself Hans, who committed
| horrible crime upon a white lady day
before yesterday in Rowan county.
| The man varnishes furniture and drives
about the country in wagon drawn
by clay-bank horse.
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS.
Yesterday Or. A. j. Blanchard,
prominent resident Of this county and
Democratic candidate for the Legisla
ture, was found lying unconscious in
bis store, bleeding profusely from a
dangerous wound in the head. 1t was
Mt first thought he had been knocked
down and robbed, but his physicians
have discovered that he had been
stricken with paralysis, and in falling
his head had struck sharp object.
There is no hope of his recovery.
The State Board of Pharmacy is called
to meet here Wednesday to examine
applicants for license.
The Joint Legislative committee on
the election of justices Of the peace be-
gan its sessions to-day, and will be kept
busy until the end of the session. The
terms of one third of all the 1920 ma
pistrates expire every two years, 50
this Legislature viii have to elect that
number The committee will choose
the magistrates in the order OF the con-
gressional districts.
News las been received here to-day
of the sudden death of DR.. q. n.
Ward, one of the most valued citizens
of Onslow county.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BILL.
Mr.. Ewart has introduced in the
House a bill to create railway COM
mission of three members, salary
80, 100 each, TO be appointed by the
Governor by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, one of them to
be of a political party other than that
of the one in power.
THE FIsH-CULTURE ELL.
The bill which has passed the House
to promote the culture of oysters and
other shellfsh is meritorious one. II
is bill drawn by Lieutenant Winslow,
United States navy, who did the work
of making the survey of the oyster
waters of the State. The annual ex
penditure will be $1,000 yearly, to be
taken from the proceeds OF the sale OF
fertilizer licenses. The surveysare to be
continued, and there will be the mos
thorough system of laying of the beds
&c. Lieutenant WinslOwhas made tho
matter specially, and hisseryices have
/ proved OF great value.
: RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.
: So far some twenty-six bills for the
! incorporation of railways have been in
troduced in the Legislature, the line
which they cover extending into nearl.
n third OF the counties of the State
! Some are small lines, but the majority
are more ambitious. Railway peOpl
say the building of lines in the mex
. two years will really be quite phenome
nal
- CCNyICTs on THE PUBLIC WORKS.
G Nr. Fries, of Forsyth, has introduces
- in the House resolution creating
e special committee to look into all act
: Of the Legislature for ten years pas
e and ascertain just how many convict
Y have been set apart for various publ
/ works, railways, county-improyemen
t schemes, &c. There are only | 300 cor
L victs in all and only about 900 availf
G ble-that is, fit to work and in the pen
o Tertiary for terms of ten years or less
n It would appear from a casual r.
:. Election on the subject that over 2,50
e convicts have been granted. OF cours
q some are not taken, but there is Away
o a great demand.for them. This Legil
+ latlire gives the State Board of Educ
ton 32j and counties 100.
THE AGRICULTURAL AND lfEcHANicA
=, COLLEGE.
If The bill for this college was draw
II by the Committee on Education of Oh
lie House, and was read over night befol
n last to that committee, the CommittC
ID on Agriculture, and thetwo committed
a of the two State Farmers Convention
er The cost of the college. it was figure'
or would be $4,000, and the annu
A charge for maintenance $500 III
30 latter figure was susceptible of redu
10 ton, it was stated. The bill provid
w for the location of the college near Il
m leigh. There are to be county ST
dents" Just as in the case OF the On
versity. The funds for the college W
be derived from the fertilizer tax oy
of and above the sum of $4,000 annual
" set apart for the Agricultural Depal
ne ment. Mr.. Leazar, the chairman of Il
ok Committee on Education, was asked
co your correspondent to-day when the b
would be introduced. He said he d
.x not know that it had been torn all
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